In most cases, they have recently been deprived of their wheels and they are facing a hefty bill they weren’t expecting.

Lou Kashmere, longtime owner of a tire shop on Old Town Front Street that was next door to his gas station, knows this all too well.

“It’s the worst business I’ve been involved with,” he told the Temecula Planning Commission on Wednesday night.

That sour experience prompted the businessman, widely revered in town for the large U.S. flag he flies at his gas station south of Old Town, to craft a drastic revitalization plan for that building: a brewery and pizzeria that would go inside the garage shell of the building.

“I want happy people!” Kashmere said.

The commission members wished him the best of luck and approved the plans for Garage Brewing Co. & Pizzeria with a 4-0 vote, with Commissioner Stanley Harter absent.

“We appreciate what you contribute to the community; the big flag most of all,” commission Chairman John Telesio said.

Before the vote, Kashmere gave a presentation that included renderings of the proposed business and the particulars of its operation — the hours it would be open, and so on.

During Kashmere’s time at the podium, he explained that he wanted to create something that would give the old building, which had long been home to the tire shop, a “life after death.”

He said his architects designed the structure so that people who are into craft brewing will be able to watch and see how beer is produced and taste samples.

For those not into beer, there will be a separate entrance into the restaurant that will allow folks to order a flash-fired pizza, either for eating inside or to go.

“I think it’s going to be a beautiful facility,” he said.

Before settling on this combo concept, Kashmere toured Southern California to test various flash-fired pizzas, New York-style pizzas that are made to order, and sip a lot of craft beer.

After all of that research, which included visits to brewing and restaurant trade shows, Kashmere hooked up with distributors and a brewmaster to put the grand plan in motion.

With the commission’s approval, Kashmere said he hopes to start renovations this summer, with an eye toward opening by September.

According to the report for the commission, the operation will have 29 full-size parking spaces and an additional 39 spaces for motorcycles.

Kashmere included the parking for motorcycles to attract some of the riders who frequent the nearby Harley-Davidson dealership and people who cruise through Temecula on their way to popular riding destinations to the north and south.